Diggle is described as a tiny, excitable man who often wears a purple top hat.

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Diggle was described as a tiny, excitable man who often wore a purple top hat.

==Personality and traits==

==Personality and traits==

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[[File:HarryPOA.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Harry Potter]].]]

[[File:HarryPOA.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Harry Potter]].]]

Diggle always admired [[Harry Potter]], the boy who lived. He was very glad learning that Voldemort had lost his powers, and he started to admire Harry, because he was the reason of Voldemort's downfall. He has also bowed to Harry several times, during the latter's childhood, but Harry didn't know who he was and why he bowed to him. Harry officially met Diggle in [[1991]], at the [[Leaky Cauldron]]. [[File:Diglededal.jpg|thumb|left|Dedalus meets Harry Potter.]]

Diggle always admired [[Harry Potter]], the boy who lived. He was very glad learning that Voldemort had lost his powers, and he started to admire Harry, because he was the reason of Voldemort's downfall. He has also bowed to Harry several times, during the latter's childhood, but Harry didn't know who he was and why he bowed to him. Harry officially met Diggle in [[1991]], at the [[Leaky Cauldron]]. [[File:Diglededal.jpg|thumb|left|Dedalus meets Harry Potter.]]

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He was surprised when Harry told that he remembered him. Diggle was also a member of the Advance Guard, a group of members of the Order that came to escort Harry from [[4 Privet Drive]] to [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. He got angry when [[Remus Lupin]] attempted to introduce Diggle to Harry, as they had already met. Diggle met Harry again in [[1997]], when he and [[Hestia Jones]] came to rescue the Dursleys from Death Eaters. It is possible that they stayed in contact after the Second War.

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He was surprised when Harry told that he remembered him. Diggle was also a member of the Advance Guard, a group of members of the Order that came to escort Harry from [[4 Privet Drive]] to [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. He got angry when [[Remus Lupin]] attempted to introduce Diggle to Harry, as they had already met. Diggle met Harry again in [[1997]], when he and [[Hestia Jones]] came to rescue the Dursleys from Death Eaters. It is possible that they stayed in contact after the war.

===Albus Dumbledore===

===Albus Dumbledore===

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===The Dursleys===

===The Dursleys===

[[File:DursleyFamily.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The [[Dursley family]].]]

[[File:DursleyFamily.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The [[Dursley family]].]]

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Diggle first met the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]], a muggle family in [[1997]]. Diggle, along with fellow member of the Order [[Hestia Jones]], went to the Dursleys' house to help them hide from [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his Death Eaters. [[Vernon Dursley]]was a muggle who disliked the wizards and magic in general.

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Diggle first met the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]], a muggle family in [[1997]]. Diggle, along with fellow member of the Order [[Hestia Jones]], went to the Dursleys' house to help them hide from [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his Death Eaters. [[Vernon Dursley]]was a muggle who disliked wizards and magic in general.

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Diggle attempted to flatter Vernon, by telling that he was very clever for being able to drive, and that he could never drive a car. That made Vernon very angry, saying that "he didn't know even how to drive!" Despite this, Diggle thought that he and the Dursleys would be best friends. It is unknown what happened after their departure. However, it is possible, though unlikely that they became friendly after that.

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Diggle attempted to flatter Vernon by telling him that he was very clever for being able to drive, and that he himself could never drive a car. That made Vernon very angry, saying that "he didn't know even how to drive!" Despite this, Diggle thought that he and the Dursleys would be best friends. It is unknown what happened after their departure. However, it is possible though unlikely that they became friendly after that.

===Order of the Phoenix members===

===Order of the Phoenix members===

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He appears to have had a good relationship with fellow members [[Remus Lupin]], [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Alastor Moody]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], [[Elphias Doge]], [[Sturgis Podmore]], [[Emmeline Vance]] and [[Hestia Jones]], as they were all members of the [[Advance Guard]] in [[1995]]. However, when Remus Lupin introduced Diggle to Harry Potter, Diggle got angry, saying that they had already met. Diggle and Hestia Jones were also the ones who helped the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] hide from [[Death Eaters]] in [[1997]].

He appears to have had a good relationship with fellow members [[Remus Lupin]], [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]], [[Alastor Moody]], [[Nymphadora Tonks]], [[Elphias Doge]], [[Sturgis Podmore]], [[Emmeline Vance]] and [[Hestia Jones]], as they were all members of the [[Advance Guard]] in [[1995]]. However, when Remus Lupin introduced Diggle to Harry Potter, Diggle got angry, saying that they had already met. Diggle and Hestia Jones were also the ones who helped the [[Dursley family|Dursleys]] hide from [[Death Eaters]] in [[1997]].

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Emmeline Vance was killed by Death Eaters in [[1996]], as did [[Alastor Moody]] in [[1997]] and [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Tonks]] in [[1998]]. It is unknown how Diggle reacted when he learned their deaths.

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Emmeline Vance was killed by Death Eaters in [[1996]], as were [[Alastor Moody]] in [[1997]], and [[Remus Lupin]] and [[Nymphadora Tonks]] in [[1998]]. It is unknown how Diggle reacted when he learned of their deaths.

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[[Minerva McGonagall]] disapproved of Diggle's excited behaviour after Voldemort's first defeat, but Albus Dumbledore justified him, telling that the wizards had years to celebrate something. Minerva and Diggle were both members of the second [[Order of the Phoenix]] and fought along in several battles.

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[[Minerva McGonagall]] disapproved of Diggle's excited behaviour after Voldemort's first defeat, but Albus Dumbledore justified him, telling that the wizards had years to celebrate something. Minerva and Diggle were both members of the second [[Order of the Phoenix]] and fought in several battles.

Physical appearance

Diggle was described as a tiny, excitable man who often wore a purple top hat.

Personality and traits

Diggle was a person who would often be very happy. He was excited when he learned about Voldemort's downfall, and he started to admire Harry Potter. He also thought that he would flatter Vernon Dursley by telling that it was very clever to drive, and that he couldn't drive a car. However, Vernon became very angry. Diggle also thought that he and Hestia Jones would be best friends with the Dursleys.

Relationships

Harry Potter

Diggle always admired Harry Potter, the boy who lived. He was very glad learning that Voldemort had lost his powers, and he started to admire Harry, because he was the reason of Voldemort's downfall. He has also bowed to Harry several times, during the latter's childhood, but Harry didn't know who he was and why he bowed to him. Harry officially met Diggle in 1991, at the Leaky Cauldron.

Dedalus meets Harry Potter.

He was surprised when Harry told that he remembered him. Diggle was also a member of the Advance Guard, a group of members of the Order that came to escort Harry from 4 Privet Drive to 12 Grimmauld Place. He got angry when Remus Lupin attempted to introduce Diggle to Harry, as they had already met. Diggle met Harry again in 1997, when he and Hestia Jones came to rescue the Dursleys from Death Eaters. It is possible that they stayed in contact after the war.

Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore knew Diggle through the Order of the Phoenix. They probably fought along in several battles, and, after Voldemort's first defeat, Diggle was excited. When Minerva McGonagall disapproved Diggle's behaviour (because she thought that he could be seen by Muggles), Dumbledore justified him, telling that "We've had precious little to celebrate for eleven years." Dumbledore and Diggle also fought along in the Second Wizarding War. It is unknown how Diggle reacted when he learned about Dumbledore's death.

The Dursleys

Diggle first met the Dursleys, a muggle family in 1997. Diggle, along with fellow member of the Order Hestia Jones, went to the Dursleys' house to help them hide from Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Vernon Dursley was a muggle who disliked wizards and magic in general.

Diggle attempted to flatter Vernon by telling him that he was very clever for being able to drive, and that he himself could never drive a car. That made Vernon very angry, saying that "he didn't know even how to drive!" Despite this, Diggle thought that he and the Dursleys would be best friends. It is unknown what happened after their departure. However, it is possible though unlikely that they became friendly after that.

Minerva McGonagall disapproved of Diggle's excited behaviour after Voldemort's first defeat, but Albus Dumbledore justified him, telling that the wizards had years to celebrate something. Minerva and Diggle were both members of the second Order of the Phoenix and fought in several battles.

Etymology

Daedalus (the more common spelling) was a craftsman and inventor in Greek mythology. He fled Greece and went to the island of Crete. There he built the labyrinth, a maze that held the Minotaur, a monster man with the head of a bull. Daedalus tried to escape King Minos of Crete, so he built wings of wax and feathers for himself and his son, Icarus. They flew like birds into the sky. Icarus flew too closely to the sun and crashed to earth, dying.

Notes and references

↑Throughout the series, Dedalus is shown to be confused by Muggle ways (for example, he is confused by all the controls in a car and greeted Vernon Dursley as "Muggle." He would probably know better than to do so if he came from a Muggle family.